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A tense, cynical space adventure where a supposedly utopian society's unwanted misfits are sent to face terrible deaths on hostile frontiers. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Expendable.
- tense
- fatalistic
- adventurous
- dangerous
- 01
Outpost
W. Michael Gear
A dread-soaked sci-fi survival thriller where a hostile alien world and a haunted ghost ship trap characters in a deadly game.
- 02
Remnant Population
Elizabeth Moon · 1996
A quietly triumphant science fiction tale about finding your truest purpose and ultimate freedom long after society has written you off.
- 03
Dread Empire's Fall
Walter Jon Williams
A witty, tactical space opera where the deadliest weapons are a perfectly executed fleet maneuver and a devastatingly polite insult.
- 04
Revenger
Alastair Reynolds
A gritty, far-future treasure hunt that twists into a dark and relentless quest for retribution among the stars.
- 05
Crossing the line
Karen Traviss
A tense, high-stakes sci-fi journey where protecting a fragile alien world demands the ultimate sacrifice of one's own humanity.
- 06
Star Guard
Andre Norton
A classic, action-packed space adventure that pits underdog human mercenaries against a vast, indifferent galactic empire.
- 07
Protector
Larry Niven
A cerebral, hard-sci-fi thought experiment that turns human evolution into a chilling tale of cosmic survival and hyper-intelligence.
- 08
Planet of the Damned
Harry Harrison
A gritty, ticking-clock race against planetary annihilation set on a relentlessly hostile world.
- 09
Against a Dark Background
Banks, Iain M.
A relentless, darkly inventive chase across a decaying solar system where the past is as lethal as the assassins on your tail.
- 10
Absolution gap
Alastair Reynolds
A sprawling, dread-soaked descent into the darkest corners of the cosmos, where survival demands unthinkable compromises.
- 11
Whipping Star
Frank Herbert
A cerebral, ticking-clock puzzle box of a novel where the ultimate weapon is language and the stakes are universal existence.
- 12
Out of the black
Evan Currie
A relentless, high-stakes military space opera where humanity's survival hinges on tactical grit and desperate defiance.
